The Butler weekly times., 1887-04-27
Four Victims Of the Winds Fury
in Vernon County. Mo.
Three Killed and Number Injured
in Bates County.


cyclone which started near Colony,
Anderson county, Kansas, Wednes-
day evening, and caused the death
of one person and about $4,000
damage, swept eastward. gathering
force as It went. until It struck the
town of Prescott, in Linn county,
where il leveled or irretrievably
damaged every house IN the place,
killed eight persons and fatally IN
iureG eleven more. Then it passed
On into the northern part OF Vernon
county. Missouri, where it leveled
every farm house for miles, killing
four persons and inlurlng many
more, and finally spent its force near
Schell City.
SCORES OF HOUSES WRECKED.
| The storm struck Linn county
about 8 O'Clock yesterday. 1t passed
clear through the county and made
a path varying from one half to one
mile wide. The general course of
| the storm seemed to lay from Blue
Mound in the western par, 10 Pres
| colt in the southeastern part. They
are about twenty miles apart, and
almost every farm house, barn and
structure between them in the
path OF the cyclone were demolished,
making the number of buildings IN
the county that were destroyed over
,So. Some farmers lost as much as
s., 900 III buildings, food and stock.
AT least twenty minutes warning was
given of the approaching cyclone by
the loud noise it made, which gave
everyone ample time to find hiding
place. In most cases cellars and
dug outs were used for places of
safety
4 WEDDING PARTY SPARED.
AT the residence of Joe Duncan, a
wedding had been performed few
minutes before the cyclone struck
the building. The structure was
carried away, but the floor and the
wedding party were left. Fortu-
nately none of the assembly were
injured but an infant, which is seri-
ously hurt.
Mrs. A. f. Wright and Mrs. JEFF
Crone, Of Maud City township. were
killed. The latter was blown two
hundred yards and the supposItion
is that the fall killed her. She held
an infant IN her arms until dead.
The infant is seriously injured.
Mrs. Smith Demins, OF Stanton
township, was killed instantly.
LIVES LOST IN OTHER PLACES.
1t is known that several were
killed a: Blue Mound and Mapl.ton.
both in this county.
In distance of twenty-five miles,
only one house is known to have
stood the storm. and the countr,
around is very thickly settled. Many
reports are coming in from the
country of the dead, dying and IN
!, jured, but nathing further definite
can be learned.
IN BATES COUNTY.
Rich Hill, Mo-, April s7.-Ths
Republican reporter has just return.
; ed from the section of country ovel
which the cyclone passed, doing
immence damage, last evening, ane
will detail the facts concerning tn.
: doinss OF the Kansas twirlers IN thi.
portion Of Bates county. Rich Hill
did not suffer any damage, being
apparen tly on the outskirts OF tn.
storm, but Sprague. a town OF abou
500 inhabitants, six miles west O
Rich Hill, was badly damaged. The
central part of the cyclone, however
; was between Sprague ard the towr
, OF Hume, six miles further west ane
near the Kansas line.
The country about Sprague sne
: Hume is prairle, and the approach
S OF the storm could be seen for mules
and 1t is depicted by the people WI
watched it as grand though ter.
rible scene and one such sight suf
Z tlrrenS for J., Ega.,,,o WLanar.